Session Speakers

Kiran Bedi

Former IPS officer

Currently in the limelight for being one of the core group members of India Against Corruption, Kiran Bedi is also known for being the first highest-ranking woman in the police services in India. Her services in the police department include more than 35 years of creative and reformative management. She served the United Nations in New York as the Police Advisor to the Secretary General in the department of Peace Keeping Operations. She has also represented India in international forums on crime prevention, drug abuse, police & prison reforms and women’s issues. She is a recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, also known as the Asian Nobel Prize, and several other national and international awards. Listed as India's most admired and trusted woman by leading magazines, Kiran Bedi now serves many underprivileged women, men and children by providing them with education, vocational training, counselling and healthcare. She is the founder of two NGOs: Navjyot and India Vision Foundation, through which she serves the underprivileged.